Religion and the Rise of Capitalism

Author: Tony; Zhao Yuze / Xia Zhenping
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book is one of the greatest classics in the field of political economy in the 20th century. With a broad knowledge of economics and detailed historical materials, the authors trace the gradual liberation of economic life from the control of theological theories from the eve of the Reformation to the late 17th century, and examine and analyze the changes in theological theories themselves, particularly the emergence, development, and transformation of British Puritanism, and how it influenced and propelled the development of capitalism. The authors' discussion on the close connection and interaction between religious thought, moral concepts, and socio-economic activities can be seen as a response, critique, and supplementation to Max Weber's famous proposition that the Protestant ethic promoted the development of capitalism. In today's world, where economic interests and moral considerations are no longer separated, and where economic ethics has become an urgent issue of common concern to all sectors, this book is even more noteworthy and enlightening than when it was first published.